"Passing through the Osumi Strait!" The lookout at the bow of the ship shouted loudly, and now the Hosokawa Naval Division has crossed the waters of Hyuga Province and is passing through the waters of Osumi Province.

"Keep sailing! Watch out for the reef! "Nine Ghost Yuanlong don't dare to be careless, they are very unfamiliar with the sea here.

Rushing... The Nanban warships took the lead, and since they entered the territory of Osumi Province, they did not carry out any more shelling, and were ready to be kept for naval warfare in the future.

"Wind level three! Broaden your horizons! No enemy ships found! "The lookout constantly reports on the observations, and this is already a hostile sea area, and there is a possibility that enemy ships may appear at any time.

"Keep watching! Watch out for the sea on the left! Report the situation as soon as possible! Nine Ghost Yuanlong also picked up the monocular and looked towards the sea in the distance, but did not find the enemy.

The visual distance on the sea is much greater than that on land, because the sea is endless, with a wide field of vision and no obstruction. Only on islands or foggy days will it be possible to hide ships, and the attention of the Hosokawa Navy is focused on Tanegashima in the sea area on the left, although it is not the stronghold of the Shimazu Navy Army, but it is also the sea territory of the Shimazu family, so it has to be guarded.

Tanegashima is located south of Kyushu Island and is part of the Osumi Islands, south of Kagoshima and south of the Osumi Peninsula. It is separated from the Osumi Peninsula by the Osumi Strait to the north, Yakushima Island by the Tanegashima Strait to the west, and the Pacific Ocean to the east and south.

Historically, the Portuguese came to the island in 1543 A.D. and introduced iron cannons. In order to learn the art of cannon making, the craftsman Yaban Kanbei, he married his daughter to the Portuguese, and eventually made the first Tanegashima iron cannon produced in Japan, and it was also the first place in history to start making arquebuses, and the arquebus he made was called "Tanegashima Gun".

Later, in less than 10 years, the technology of making iron cannons quickly spread to all parts of Japan. It was at that time that the Saga people sailed south, learned this technique, and set up their own doors to carry it forward, becoming the first iron cannon mercenary army, and became famous all over the world.

"Safety! No change! Passing through the Osumi Strait soon! "The lookout is attentive and highly focused.

"Sail out of the Osumi Strait! The route is northerly! Enter Kagoshima Bay! Nine Ghost Yuanlong waved his hand and ordered.

Kagoshima Bay, also known as Kinko Bay, is a bay between the Satsuma Peninsula and the Osumi Peninsula. It covers an area of 1,130 square kilometers, with a length of about 80 km from north to south and a width of about 20 km from east to west. It can be divided into three parts: the bay olympic, the central part of the bay, and the mouth of the bay.

"Wait! There is an anomaly at the exit of the strait! After the lookout said this, Nine Ghost Yuanlong immediately raised the monocular and looked.

At the end of the sea, a small island gradually floated up, the island was not large, it felt like a reef jutting out of the sea, but there was a simple arrow oar built on it, obviously defended by defenders.

"It's supposed to be Cape Sata that Ito-sama said, and when you get out of there, you'll enter the Satsuma Sea!" The Nine Demons Mototaka carefully discerned, recalling the information provided by Ito Yubing in his mind and confirming it.

Cape Sata, located in the southernmost part of Kyushu. Cape refers to the tip of the land that protrudes into the sea. On a clear day, you can see Tanegashima and Yakushima from here, and the sunset over the horizon is spectacular.

About 300 meters from the sea surface of Cape Zota, there is a near reef, and between the two is a simple arrow oar, which is set up as a checkpoint to guard the gateway or collect tolls from merchant ships.

"Quick! Fast! Climb aboard the arrow oars to defend! Ya Meng shouted loudly, he was the samurai who guarded here.

"One, two, three! Oh, my God! It's all a black ship! That's how much there is! Behind... There is also an Ataku ship behind that is no less than a black ship! Mi Yu Shigezhang counted the ships that appeared on the sea with his trembling right hand, his voice trembling, he had never seen such a large scale of sails! You must know that the family's navy only has one house ship, several customs ships, and a hundred small morning boats. And compared to the other party's Ataku ship (ironclad ship), it is simply a baby level!

The black ship is the collective name of the Portuguese galleon by the natives.

"Big... My lord! They're coming! There was no slowdown at all! The ashigaru people next to him were also frightened, as if they were panicking when they saw Martians, and there were only about fifty of them in total!

"I... I know! Fast! Go and tell your lord! Only... Just say! "Ya Yu Shige, who was already nervous with cramps in his legs, tried to keep his composure and tried to discern where the ship belonged.

"Yes! It's the Hosokawa family! It's the Hosokawa family! Fast! Go ahead! Go and report to the lord! "Ya Yu reopened his hair and stood up, didn't he say that the Hosokawa army was in Bungo Province! It's "108,000 miles" from here!

They haven't received any warnings from Hyuga until now, after all, people can't run as fast as boats! Moreover, even if he warns here, when it is transmitted back to the Satsuma Shimazu family, I am afraid that the daylily will be cold. What's more, the lord in the mouth of the heavy sleep is the master of the heavy sleep.

He is the sixteenth generation governor of the Ya family. During the Astronomical years, he fought against the newly rising Shimazu family as a vassal of the liver Fu family. After several battles at Osumi, he felt that Shimazu's army was unstoppable, so he made peace with the Shimazu family alone. This led to an attack by the Liver Fu Army.

Later, in Tomita Castle, the hereditary residence of the Yako clan, the reborn who received the assistance of the Shimazu family defeated the Liver Fu family, and from then on officially broke away from the Liver Fu and surrendered to the Shimazu family.

"Goal! Cape Sata! One-line formation! Speed up! Nine Ghost Yuanlong ordered loudly, and instead of decreasing, the speed of the ship began to accelerate, and he rushed over in such a rampage, and he didn't pay attention to this kind of small level at all.

"Raise the sails!" The sailors on the deck began to raise their large sails, and the Nanban warships began to form a formation and rushed towards the strait between Cape Zota and the near reef.

Call! As soon as the sea breeze blew, the sails were blown up, and the speed of the ship was suddenly raised.

"Uhhhhh Rush... It's coming! "The defenders on Cape Zodo were panicked, they only had bows and arrows in their hands, and they couldn't resist the opponents of so many and such large teams.

"Prepare for the port shelling!" A samurai stood on the port side and shouted.

Clang! Bang Bang! The Western cannon on the port side filled the projectile and protruded from the ship's side.

"Starboard shelling ready!" The same is true for the Western cannon on the starboard side, with the swarthy muzzle pointed forward.

Wow! The waves crashed heavily, and the ship of the Nine Ghosts Yuanlong entered the strait that was only more than three hundred meters wide.

"Port fire!" Nine Ghost Yuanlong grabbed the boat with his left hand and waved his right hand!

Knock knock! The port side fired their guns in turn, and solid shells mixed with grape shells pounced on the enemy on the opposite shore.

"Starboard fire!" Once the ship was straightened, the starboard guns rumbled and the fire dragon flickered.

Knock knock! Boom! The arrow oar was shattered by a bombardment!

Bang Bang Bang! "Ugh!" "Ahh Grape bullets were fired, and the defenders fell in pieces.

"Fire!" This was followed by the second ship sailing in... I want to talk about "Mortals Through the Law of Survival" with more like-minded people, pay attention to "excellent reading literature" on WeChat, talk about life, and find confidants~